Four community Mardi Gras parades will roll in the River Parishes March 1-2. Floats and riders, dancing and marching groups, fire departments, local Carnival ball queens and kings, festival queens, and bands will be featured.

Two parades will be held March 1. In St. Charles Parish, the Krewe of Lul starts at noon at Winnwood Shopping Center at Vial Street and Paul Maillard Road in Luling, ending back at the shopping center. In St. John the Baptist Parish, Reserve’s Tohwahpahsah parade begins at 1 p.m. at Reserve Recreation Park on Railroad Avenue.

On March 2, in St. Charles, the Krewe of Des Allemands parade begins at 1 p.m. and will follow its traditional route, beginning at Whitley Road and ending at Lorraine Drive. In St. John, Krewe du Monde begins at 11 a.m. on Main Street and travels along many LaPlace streets, ending at Belle Terre and Fairway. It does not officially travel along Belle Terre.

During the Lul and Des Allemands parades, St. Charles Parish Hospital in Luling will sponsor its peanut butter truck. Jars of peanut butter and monetary contributions will be donated to the St. Charles Social Concerns food pantry. Parade-goers are asked to bring peanut butter to the parade.